The cover of “Can’t Help Falling in Love” by Pentatonix is full of rich harmonies and the words and melody of the song are incredible. Elvis Presley sang the original pop ballad. Elvis wrote the song for his grandmother’s birthday and he gave her a music box that played this song when it was opened. In his grandmother’s honor, as the song played in the music box Elvis serenaded her. The song was released to the public on October 1, 1961 and was on the soundtrack to the famous movie Elvis Presley starred in Blue Hawaii. The song became a hit and was at the top of the British charts in 1962. Ever since then the song has been played and loved by generations. Several artists have covered his song such as Bob Dylan, Neil …show more content…
The group consists of five vocalists, Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Kirstin Maldonado, Avi Kaplan, and Kevin Olusola. Each person has their own special gift or talent vocally. They are well known on YouTube for their pop covers and medleys along with some of their own original songs. Pentatonix released their cover of the song on April 24, 2017. The cover has over 11 million views and is one of the many songs on their upcoming album. “Can’t Help Falling in Love” by Pentatonix is filled with unbelievable harmonies and the melody is irresistible. From a musical standpoint, the harmonies and arrangement of the song is stunning. The group does an impressive job at making the song original and different from all the other covers out there. The emotion and heart that the Pentatonix put behind the song make it so incredible to listen to and gives you goosebumps. The song itself is heartwarming. This ballad has been played at several weddings as the bride and grooms song. The song talks about true love and how you “Can’t Help Falling in Love” (Presley, 1961) with your significant other and how “Some things are meant to be.” (Presley, 1961) For all the helpless romantics out there, this song moves you so much it gives you goosebumps or fills you with emotion. Additionally, this song makes you long for and strive for a loving relationship with …show more content…
Ballads can trigger powerful emotions in people. Pop ballads are under appreciated. Many people don’t realize how incredible pop ballads are and how much you can relate to these kinds of songs. They provide comfort and happiness to people. Plus, adding the extra chill of harmonies and additional vocals to ballads can move a person.
If you enjoy a nice ballad and a blend of vocal harmonies, this song is worth listening to. Pentatonix harmonies and vocals is astounding and their voices blend beautifully. If you appreciate the vocals and enjoy acapella music this song is perfect. Plus, “Can’t Help Falling in Love” is such a classic and puts a smile to your face and puts you in a positive disposition. Also, people can relate to this song because many people relate music or a song to moment in their life or to a special person. This song is a very common classic that people know and love.
In conclusion, Pentatonix version of “Can’t Help Falling in Love” is full of incredible harmonies and makes you long for happily ever after love. This song means so much to so many people. Music has that effect on people, especially ballads. Pop ballads move you in ways you didn’t know you could be moved. Pentatonix does an unbelievable job with the song by creating incredible harmonies and stirring up your emotions to bring back happy